Writer In The Garden

Tag: Northumberland

  • Howick Hall Gardens, Northumberland

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    Sarah Salway
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    There’s  nothing I like better than a well-made cup of tea – well, actually there are quite a lot of things if I’m honest, but it’s still exciting to have a cup of Earl Grey tea in the family home of Earl Grey himself, Howick Hall. It was the poshest tea room I’ve been in.…

  • Cragside, Northumberland

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    Sarah Salway
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    The more gardens I visit, the more I appreciate those which have been created with a huge dollop of personality. And probably few have as much personality behind them as the National Trust property, Cragside, just outside Rothbury in Northumberland. Once the home of Lord and Lady Armstrong, you can feel the passion for engineering (from…